our forefathers thought they were putting a little safeguard on it when they said if you ever increase the debt limit of this country, you have to vote in the House and the Senate, and it has to be signed by the President. They thought that might protect us a little bit in not dramatically increasing the debt the way we have. I think what the gentleman is saying is the fact that the total debt has never gone down.
Discussing the safeguards related to increasing the national debt limit.
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